Settee and armchair



3 sheets-smet 1 July 28, 1942. F. G. CLARK SETTEE AND ARMCHAIR FiledMarch 22. 19.40

July 28, 1942 F. G. CLARK SETTEE AND ARMCHAIR Filed March 22, 1940 July28, 1942. F. G. CLARK SETTEE AND ARMCHAIR Filed March' 22, 1940 3SheetsLSheet 3 Patented `luly 28, 1942 UNTE STATESy PAlPl AppiicationMarch 22, 1940, Serial No. 325,444 In Great Britain April 13, 1939 6Claims.

This invention relates to settees, armchairs, and like articles offurniture, and the object of the invention is to so construct such anarticle of furniture as to provide additional seating accommodationwhich can be readiiy brought into y use when required.

With this object in veiw, the invention provides a settee or likearticle of furniture having one or both of its ends movable as a wholein relation to the main body of the settee orthe like, to cover anduncover a portion of the seating surface and so vary the seating spaceavailable between the arms.

In carrying out the invention, the one or each movable end prefarbly ismade of hollow construction so as to be capable of receiving, in theposition of smaller seating space, an end portion of the seating surfaceof the main body.

For a ready understanding of the invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying sheets of drawingsillustrative of a preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the settee, oneend or arm thereof being shown in its extended position.

Figure 2 is a sectional plan View taken on line l', :c of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on line y, y of said Figure1.

igure 4 is a front elevational View ci the said settee.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

In carrying out the invention and referring to the drawings, each arm,which is indicated by reference numeral la, as a whole, consists of averticaliy disposed upholstered box-like member comprising a front wallI, a top 2, and end wall 3 and a gapped rear wall is, and in said arm lais normally housed the extended end portion 5 of the seating member 5.

To both ends of the seat framework which comprises front and rearmembers Il, I2, cross bars 2l) and a center cross rib 2l, including thebottom support 2Ia there is xedly secured a plywood or other diaphragm6a having a curved edge l, said diaphragm 6a being of such a size andshape that it blanks olf the gap which would otherwise occur between thearm Ia and the end of the extended portion 5 of the seat B, as shown inthe right hand end of Figures 1 and 2, when said arm la is drawn out,whilst the gap in said rear wall t permits the extended portion 5 of theseat 6 to enter into said arm la of the settee.

To the end wall 3 of each arm la. and at the lower part thereof there isxedly secured a horizontal and inwardly extending frame, the same beingconstituted by two spaced-apart side members or legs 8 xedly secured attheir inner ends to the upper face of a transversely disposed bar 9, andwith their outer ends normally seated on a transversely disposed restingbar IG which is xedly connected to the front and rear members II and I2,see Figures 1, 2 and 3, of the seat framework.

The seat B and backrest B together with the front and rear members IIand I2 and the diaphragms or side walls 6a constitute in effect a bodystructure which retains a iixed position relative to the arms or endmembers la, 2, 3 and IIV which are movable relative thereto. The sidewalls or diaphragms 6a of the body structure, below the seat 6, areprovided with openings Eb which accommodate the means for movablyconnecting the end members or arms to the body structure, and whichmeans will now be described more in detail.

Projecting fixedly and inwardly from the upper face of the rear part ofeach leg or slider 8 aforesaid is an eyed lug I3 in which is pivoted theupper end of a shackle or link I4 whose lower end is pivoted in an eyedlug I5 xedly extending from the resting bar IS which is disposedadjacent the outer ends of the sliders 8 so that said shackles or linksare normally upwardly and inwardly inclined. These links, when swung totheir respective limits, that is in the positions shown in Fig. 1, holdthe end members, viz., the end wa1ls 3 and associated parts, in theselected positions so that they will not be accidently displaced duringnormal use.

The pairs of sliders 8 and their connecting bars 9 normally extend underthe ends of an anchorage constituted by two spaced-apart horizontal andlongitudinally disposed bars I@ xedly supported on bar 2l between thefront and rear members I I and I2 of the main body of the settee, andunder and spaced from the seat. FiXedly extending from the ends of theaforesaid bars I6 are eyed lugs I'I in which are pivoted the upper endsof links I8 whose lower ends are pivoted in eyed lugs I9 xedly extendingfrom the connecting bars 9 of the sliders 8 so that said shackles orlinks i8 are upwardly and outwardly inclined.

The arrangement above described is such that, when an arm Ia of thesettee is outwardly moved the sliders 8 of the arm are, by their linksor shackles I4, first upwardly moved at their root ends while theirinner ends are moved downwardly by shackles i3. When the shackles havepassed beyond their vertical positions the legs 8 become tilted backagain and re-seat themselves on their resting bar l0, so that said armla is positioned adjacent the end of the extended part 5 of the seating6, see Figures 1 and 4, and With the curved edge l of the diaphragm 6aclosing the gap between said arm la and the extended end 5, see Figures1 and 2. But, when the arm la is returned into its normal position, thesliders 8 are tilted by being lifted at their root ends and lowered attheir inner ends, and become tilted back again as the shackles passbeyond their vertical positions, the legs re-seating themselves on theresting bar l0. VEach pair of links or shackles I4 may form part of atransversely disposed rod Ida, and each pair of links or shackles I8 mayalso form part of atrans- Versely disposed rod 18a, as shown in Figures1 and 2 aforesaid.

I claim:

1. An article of furniture comprising, in combination, a body structureprovided with a seat, an end member having an opening on its inner facenormally for receiving and housing an adjacent end portion of the seatof the body structure, the side walls of the body structure below theseat having openings to accommodate means for movably connecting saidend member to the body structure whereby said end may be shiftedoutwardly to expose the portion of the seat which is normally housed inthe said end member.

2. An article of furniture according to claim 1 wherein the means formovably connecting the end member to the body includes means for holdingthe end member in both its inner and outer positions.

3. An article of furniture according to claim 1 wherein the end memberis provided with a front facing, said front facing overlapping the frontof the housed end portion of the seat when the end member is in itsinnermost position.

4. An article of furniture comprising, in combination, a body structureprovided with a seat, a pair of end members of less length than thetransverse depth of the seat and situatedat the respective ends of saidbody structure and each having seat clearing openings on their inner andrear faces which receive the end portions of the seat of the bodystructure, the side walls of the body structure below the seat havingopenings to accommodate means arranged beneath the seat for permittingslidably shifting said end members toward and away from the bodystructure to expose the end portions of the seat which are normallyhoused in the recesses.

5. Anr article of furniture constructed according to claim 4 wherein theseat is upholstered and formed with a sloped-01T rear end, and the saidside walls of the body structure constitute a closure between the seatand the upper boundary of the opening in the inner face of theassociated end member, when said end member is drawn out.

6. An article of furniture according to claim 4, wherein the means forslidably shifting the end members includes a pair of legs beneath theseat and having connections with the body and end members, saidconnections comprising, a shackle movable about a point of fixedlocation on the body structure and connected to the free ends of saidlegs, and a shackle movable about a point of fixed location on the bodystructure and connected to the root ends of said legs, one of saidshackles depending and the other upstanding to engage the legs, and bothshackles turning through and beyond a vertical position in moving theassociated end member from one of its positions to the other.

FREDERICK GEORGE CLARK.

